metaverse
noun
meta·verse
ˈme-tə-ˌvərs 
plural metaverses
1
computing
: a persistent virtual (see virtual sense 2) environment that allows access to and interoperability of multiple individual virtual realities
To its proponents, the metaverse is the natural evolution of the internet. They envisage a sprawling network of interconnected virtual worlds for such diverse activities as gaming, watching live entertainment, … and collaborating on design projects.—
Edd Gent
Edd Gent
also
: any of the individual virtual environments that make up a metaverse
Metaverses are immersive three-dimensional virtual worlds in which people interact as avatars with each other and with software agents, using the metaphor of the real world but without its physical limitations. —Alanah Davis et al.
Alanah Davis et al. 2
cosmology
: the hypothetical combination of all co-existing or sequentially existing universes compare multiverse
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During the pandemic, tech investment surged and reached a peak in 2021, as newcomers entered the market, hyped by cryptocurrency, blockchain and the metaverse.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Beyond the dying hype of the metaverse, the gaming industry as a whole appears to have peaked during the pandemic, and has struggled to recover after the return to work and school pulled more gamers out of their virtual worlds into the real one.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Beyond the dying hype of the metaverse, the gaming industry as a whole appears to have peaked during the pandemic, and has struggled to recover after the return to work and school pulled more gamers out of their virtual worlds into the real one.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 9 May 2024
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“Metaverse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metaverse. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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